Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-29
Sales 1870 bales.
GENERAL EdARKETS.
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS. hlo, Sept. 2S.-This being a
holiday in honor of the Grand Army of the Re
public and the me chants and cotton eN-
changes being closed, there will be no produce
market reports tonight.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 2s.-Flour-In
fair demand and firm, and the higher grades
have advanced; ohio So 2OG3 30; fancy 81 658
IS; extra fancy s. scat winter wheat patents
81 1904 so, Minnesota patent process 81 700
SIS. Corn-Market dull and unsetile
oa JAS GsSi easier; No. ;, 8soa43sc.
Cornmeal quiet and weak ct > 25d 30. Hay
quiet; prime Sl6Gl5s CHI ice $1,000. Hog prs
ducts unsettled but generally lower. Pork was
nominal at SIS 80 Refined tierce lard Sc 10.
Bulk maats-ShOulGcrs So 90; long clear and
clear ribs So 70. Bacon-SHOuders Sc SIX.
Other article unchanged. Clearing of the
banks S965,S69.
CHICAGO, Ill, Sept. 2s.-Wheat bulls euf-
fered g set back TO day. one weakening feat
ure was the increased amount of ocean pas
rage by about 10000 bushels This was coun-
teIacted by cables which made spot ana futures
firm and In fair demand at Liverpool There
was nothing unusual n the wheat movement on
this side; heavy receipts reported at Mnneap-
Oils knd Duluth and fair receipts at
but the feeling was unsettled and
considering strength in corn was rather weak
most OF session; there was good buying, but at
the same time offerings exceeded the de-
mEnd, there being some realizing; again shorts
evidently were pretty we'll covered fer rear
future, she selling chiefly Tor May October
n3sC, advanced to I5sGU2.c aud closed at
1O7s GIlC, the weakness bCing especially mark
ed 10 rard the closei May opened at 1870,
ranged 49, ISisc, closing at 1sHc. This was
decided a dull day in co n; tUere were not
few who expected reaction and deCline with
| clear ne weather; mary hastiy concluded that
| corn had already advanced 10 a dangerous
| point for Investment on bu | sides, 9th
| ers considered advance, but a reaction
| following break of September l6, and that while
| corn had but returned to the figures of that
| Gay, wheat was from 263n higher ths at the
middle OF month; ut any rate the combination
| of causes we're on the bull side this morning,
and corn went up before noon from = ala acG
May touched at one time 46c, the causes seemed
| to be these ga good year demand by export
| ers." the estimate of the crop of year down
| t. 1,31GOU0,000 bushels, the declining of the
| local receipts, which were to-day for the first
| time In three week. less thah 400 cars, and q
| demand for cash corn, which caused September
month opened 4l55C, sold steadily up to 424c
| November opened with Oct Der 4l'sc, and
also reached Its best figures at 423:c;
| May was the center of interest and opened al
4ji3 lost point and then Went straight up to
46 after selling 4 under The half hour before
7. IN. brought weaker feeling, and probabl7
| on account OF the desire to realize closing
figures at 2:3O p. m We're from q to q under
| the highest point of the day. Provisions w5rt
| stronger ahd better business trGnspired a.
higher range prices. Receipts of hogs wert
fair but not up TO expectations Of many Oper-
atOrs. Prices were well maintEined and haC
decided effect on holders of products, making
them slow about selling during any of the pre-
ceding days this week. Shorts who have beer
selling freely OF late became nervous AM
covered and helped put prices up
January pork opened at S12 32X, sole
to So 55, receded to sl2 424 agail
advancing to ST. 521s, the closing price whic
) is 23}ac over yesterdays figures. Lard receive
! fair attention and sold at Sc 4036 40; Octobe
) closing at So 47hG6 80 October short ribs wer
comparatively quiet, but advanced. iron
81 eJd7 17S bid. The leading future
closed as follows: Wheat - septen be
| 103sc; October 1910; December, 5isc; May
IS1zc. Consequences, 4!4c; October 423ac
? November 42]ac; May 455C. Mess pork-Ieal
Sl2 Is January, sl2 52I .Lard-September Sc Az
October, Sc Az 4; December, Sc ~; January
S. 52l1. Short ribs-september, s. 7Ta; October
81 771z; January, S. 37}1. Cash quotations: Flou
strong with fair demand; prices unchanged
No. 2ispring wheat 701a T0lc; No. red !25st
j No. corn 4224c. Mess pork, per Dbl, SIS 0t
Lard So Az. Snort ribs sides. loose, 81 10; DR.
sailed shoulders, boxed, s. 25d5 80; short clea
| sides boxed, IS, l5Gs 20